Author: Anthony Wolff
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491855207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Three private investigators, all with Zen Buddhist backgrounds, are hired to determine whether or not the clients mother is dead, as she is alleged to be. If she is dead, he wants to know how she died. If she is not dead but is being detained somewhere, they must locate her. Peculiar Aztec artworks have been found among her possessions; and in following the trail left by these pieces, the detectives encounter ancient beliefs and practices for which no one in the modern world can be prepared.
The Aztec Priest Murders
Author: Anthony Wolff
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491855207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Three private investigators, all with Zen Buddhist backgrounds, are hired to determine whether or not the clients mother is dead, as she is alleged to be. If she is dead, he wants to know how she died. If she is not dead but is being detained somewhere, they must locate her. Peculiar Aztec artworks have been found among her possessions; and in following the trail left by these pieces, the detectives encounter ancient beliefs and practices for which no one in the modern world can be prepared.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491855207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Three private investigators, all with Zen Buddhist backgrounds, are hired to determine whether or not the clients mother is dead, as she is alleged to be. If she is dead, he wants to know how she died. If she is not dead but is being detained somewhere, they must locate her. Peculiar Aztec artworks have been found among her possessions; and in following the trail left by these pieces, the detectives encounter ancient beliefs and practices for which no one in the modern world can be prepared.
Servant of the Underworld
Author: Aliette de Bodard
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 0857660322
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
IT IS THE YEAR ONE-KNIFE IN TENOCHTITLAN - THE CAPITAL OF THE AZTECS. The end of the world is kept at bay only by the magic of human sacrifice. A Priestess disappears from an empty room drenched in blood. Acatl, High Priest of the Dead must find her, or break the boundaries between the worlds of th living and the dead. But how do you find someone, living or dead, in a world where blood sacrifices are an everyday occurrence and the very gods stalk the streets? File Under: Fantasy [ Aztec Mystery | Locked Room | Human Sacrifice | The Dead Walk! ]
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 0857660322
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
IT IS THE YEAR ONE-KNIFE IN TENOCHTITLAN - THE CAPITAL OF THE AZTECS. The end of the world is kept at bay only by the magic of human sacrifice. A Priestess disappears from an empty room drenched in blood. Acatl, High Priest of the Dead must find her, or break the boundaries between the worlds of th living and the dead. But how do you find someone, living or dead, in a world where blood sacrifices are an everyday occurrence and the very gods stalk the streets? File Under: Fantasy [ Aztec Mystery | Locked Room | Human Sacrifice | The Dead Walk! ]
The Aztec Priest Murders
Author: Anthony Wolff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781491855218
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Three private investigators, all with Zen Buddhist backgrounds, are hired to determine whether or not the client's mother is dead, as she is alleged to be. If she is dead, he wants to know how she died. If she is not dead but is being detained somewhere, they must locate her. Peculiar Aztec artworks have been found among her possessions; and in following the trail left by these pieces, the detectives encounter ancient beliefs and practices for which no one in the modern world can be prepared.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781491855218
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Three private investigators, all with Zen Buddhist backgrounds, are hired to determine whether or not the client's mother is dead, as she is alleged to be. If she is dead, he wants to know how she died. If she is not dead but is being detained somewhere, they must locate her. Peculiar Aztec artworks have been found among her possessions; and in following the trail left by these pieces, the detectives encounter ancient beliefs and practices for which no one in the modern world can be prepared.
Chocolate a la Murder
Author: Kirsten Weiss
Publisher: misterio press
ISBN: 0738757357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
Maddie gets rattled by a candy-coated murder. It's Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski has sweet dreams about her new Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Her latest attraction is a haunted Mexican whisk called a molinillo that rattles if someone lies. When Maddie visits the town's new boutique chocolate shop, she finds one of the owners dead and covered in melted cocoa. Maddie's determined to catch the killer, and she soon uncovers deadly dealings in the world of artisan chocolate. But the deception surrounding those dealings are enough to make the molinillo rattle all night. Will Maddie have to temper her passion for sleuthing before a killer makes her fate a bittersweet one? If you love laugh-out-loud mysteries, witty heroines and wacky friends and family, and a touch of the paranormal, you’ll love Chocolate a'la Murder, book 4 in the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum series of novels. Get cozy and read this puzzling mystery today! Praise for the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mysteries: "Weiss' many quirky ongoing characters add charm and humor."—Kirkus Reviews "Well-drawn characters and tantalizing wine talk help balance the quirky aspects of this paranormal mystery."—Publishers Weekly "A delightful new series."—Library Journal (starred review) "A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm."—ForeWord Reviews "Humor, hints of romance, and twists and turns galore elevate this cozy."—Publishers Weekly "A clever combination of characters."—Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: misterio press
ISBN: 0738757357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
Maddie gets rattled by a candy-coated murder. It's Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and paranormal museum owner Maddie Kosloski has sweet dreams about her new Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Her latest attraction is a haunted Mexican whisk called a molinillo that rattles if someone lies. When Maddie visits the town's new boutique chocolate shop, she finds one of the owners dead and covered in melted cocoa. Maddie's determined to catch the killer, and she soon uncovers deadly dealings in the world of artisan chocolate. But the deception surrounding those dealings are enough to make the molinillo rattle all night. Will Maddie have to temper her passion for sleuthing before a killer makes her fate a bittersweet one? If you love laugh-out-loud mysteries, witty heroines and wacky friends and family, and a touch of the paranormal, you’ll love Chocolate a'la Murder, book 4 in the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum series of novels. Get cozy and read this puzzling mystery today! Praise for the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mysteries: "Weiss' many quirky ongoing characters add charm and humor."—Kirkus Reviews "Well-drawn characters and tantalizing wine talk help balance the quirky aspects of this paranormal mystery."—Publishers Weekly "A delightful new series."—Library Journal (starred review) "A quirky murder mystery with plenty of small town charm."—ForeWord Reviews "Humor, hints of romance, and twists and turns galore elevate this cozy."—Publishers Weekly "A clever combination of characters."—Kirkus Reviews
An End to Murder
Author: Colin Wilson
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1632202387
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Human beings have always been cruel, savage, and murderous. Is that all about to change? Human history can be seen as a catalog of coldhearted murders, mindless blood feuds, appalling massacres, and devastating wars. Creatively and intellectually, there is no other species that has ever come close to equaling humanity’s achievements, but neither is any other species as suicidally prone to internecine conflict. We are the only species on the planet whose ingrained habit of conflict and perpetual warfare constitutes the chief threat to our own survival. In An End to Murder, the Wilsons assess whether human beings are in reality as cruel and violent as is generally believed. The book explores the possibility that humankind is on the verge of a fundamental change: that we are about to become truly civilized. Covering a wide-reaching history of violence from the first hominids to the twenty-first century, the book touches on key moments of change while also indicating where things have not changed since the Stone Age. It follows the history of violence from fifteenth-century baron Gilles de Rais (“Bluebeard”), the first known and possibly most prolific serial killer in history; to Victorian domestic murder, the invention of psychiatry, Sherlock Holmes, and the invention of forensic science; the fifteenth-century Taiping Rebellion in China, in which more than twenty million died; World Wars I and II; more recent genocides and instances of “ethnic cleansing”; and contemporary terrorism. As well as offering an overview of violence throughout our history, the authors explore the latest psychological, forensic, and social attempts to understand and curb modern human violence.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1632202387
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Human beings have always been cruel, savage, and murderous. Is that all about to change? Human history can be seen as a catalog of coldhearted murders, mindless blood feuds, appalling massacres, and devastating wars. Creatively and intellectually, there is no other species that has ever come close to equaling humanity’s achievements, but neither is any other species as suicidally prone to internecine conflict. We are the only species on the planet whose ingrained habit of conflict and perpetual warfare constitutes the chief threat to our own survival. In An End to Murder, the Wilsons assess whether human beings are in reality as cruel and violent as is generally believed. The book explores the possibility that humankind is on the verge of a fundamental change: that we are about to become truly civilized. Covering a wide-reaching history of violence from the first hominids to the twenty-first century, the book touches on key moments of change while also indicating where things have not changed since the Stone Age. It follows the history of violence from fifteenth-century baron Gilles de Rais (“Bluebeard”), the first known and possibly most prolific serial killer in history; to Victorian domestic murder, the invention of psychiatry, Sherlock Holmes, and the invention of forensic science; the fifteenth-century Taiping Rebellion in China, in which more than twenty million died; World Wars I and II; more recent genocides and instances of “ethnic cleansing”; and contemporary terrorism. As well as offering an overview of violence throughout our history, the authors explore the latest psychological, forensic, and social attempts to understand and curb modern human violence.
Murder is Forever
Author: Roger DeBeers, Sr.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460221354
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
A pro-life congressman has been murdered in cold blood in the parking lot of a New Hampshire abortion clinic. Margarita O'Brien, a novice detective, and Andy Pick, a former government operative, are quickly assigned to the investigation to get to the bottom of things. Who wanted the congressman dead, and why? And are there other lives at risk? Abandoned by the authorities, the pair digs deeper into the case, only to uncover a vast web of corruption and lies. With only ten days to the presidential primary and a cover-up already in motion, they race against the clock to find the killer. But the closer they are to solving the crime, the closer they are to becoming victims, themselves....
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460221354
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
A pro-life congressman has been murdered in cold blood in the parking lot of a New Hampshire abortion clinic. Margarita O'Brien, a novice detective, and Andy Pick, a former government operative, are quickly assigned to the investigation to get to the bottom of things. Who wanted the congressman dead, and why? And are there other lives at risk? Abandoned by the authorities, the pair digs deeper into the case, only to uncover a vast web of corruption and lies. With only ten days to the presidential primary and a cover-up already in motion, they race against the clock to find the killer. But the closer they are to solving the crime, the closer they are to becoming victims, themselves....
Funny Thing About Murder
Author: David Geherin
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476629781
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Focusing on crime fiction and films that artfully combine comedy and misdeed, this book explores the reasons writers and filmmakers inject humor into their work and identifies the various comic techniques they use. The author covers both American and European books from the 1930s to the present, by such authors as Rex Stout, Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker, Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, Sue Grafton, Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich, along with films from The Thin Man to the BBC's Sherlock series.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476629781
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Focusing on crime fiction and films that artfully combine comedy and misdeed, this book explores the reasons writers and filmmakers inject humor into their work and identifies the various comic techniques they use. The author covers both American and European books from the 1930s to the present, by such authors as Rex Stout, Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker, Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, Sue Grafton, Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich, along with films from The Thin Man to the BBC's Sherlock series.
Eclectic Magazine
Murder, Magic, and Medicine
Author: J. Mann
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198507444
Category : Pharmacology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
People have always been curious about the plants and animals with which they coexist. Primitive cultures identified edible and poisonous plants largely by trial and error, and then used them for hunting, executions, euthanasia, and magico-religious rites, as well as for their medicinalproperties. In this fascinating book, John Mann investigates the evolution of modern medicine from its roots in folk medicine, and reveals the continuing importance of natural plant and animal products, many of which remain undiscovered but under threat by the wholesale destruction of the Earth'swild places. In this new edition, he has updated the material to include discussion of the background to some of the most talked-about drugs of recent years, including Prozac and Viagra. 'This is an erudite treasure trove in which each page sparkles with a concoction of historical anecdote andscientific revelation.' The Good Book Guide 'The book is peppered throughout with the legend, superstition and science of bygone ages, and interesting reading they make.' New Scientist 'This highly entertaining account investigates the evolution of modern medicines. ...Professor Mann does it withgreat style.' The Lancet '... an excellent introductory text for those not liable to dizziness as they jump from one culture to another, or one century to the next. ' Nature '... provides intelligent material for those advocating conservation of our global plant resources because of theirpotentially important reservoir of therapeutically active chemicals for animal and human disease.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Delightfully rich... buy and read Mann's wonderful book.' Chemical and Engineering News
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198507444
Category : Pharmacology
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
People have always been curious about the plants and animals with which they coexist. Primitive cultures identified edible and poisonous plants largely by trial and error, and then used them for hunting, executions, euthanasia, and magico-religious rites, as well as for their medicinalproperties. In this fascinating book, John Mann investigates the evolution of modern medicine from its roots in folk medicine, and reveals the continuing importance of natural plant and animal products, many of which remain undiscovered but under threat by the wholesale destruction of the Earth'swild places. In this new edition, he has updated the material to include discussion of the background to some of the most talked-about drugs of recent years, including Prozac and Viagra. 'This is an erudite treasure trove in which each page sparkles with a concoction of historical anecdote andscientific revelation.' The Good Book Guide 'The book is peppered throughout with the legend, superstition and science of bygone ages, and interesting reading they make.' New Scientist 'This highly entertaining account investigates the evolution of modern medicines. ...Professor Mann does it withgreat style.' The Lancet '... an excellent introductory text for those not liable to dizziness as they jump from one culture to another, or one century to the next. ' Nature '... provides intelligent material for those advocating conservation of our global plant resources because of theirpotentially important reservoir of therapeutically active chemicals for animal and human disease.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Delightfully rich... buy and read Mann's wonderful book.' Chemical and Engineering News